Robert Bruce McCarrell was born in Columbia South Carolina on May 22, 1936 died November 29, 2021 at Heartland Health Care West in Greenville South Carolina. He was married to Civila Whittle McCarrell for 49 years. He has two daughters Sherri Dianne McCarrell of Atlanta and Terri Lynne Keaney and her husband Mark Keaney of Taylors; his sister, Patricia Benson of Columbia SC. Bruce retired from the Greenville News as a Circulation manager. He also leaves behind many nieces and nephews and a beloved dog named Fluffy.